Greenbelt Marriott sold for $18M; Rebranding underway

Formerly the Greenbelt Marriott, this 18-story, 280-unit building will become a Crowne Plaza-branded hotel.

The familiar branding of the Greenbelt Marriott is gone from the towering structure that looms over old-town Greenbelt's eastern gateway. The hotel is in the process of a major rebranding after an international hospitality chain acquired the property earlier this month, state records show. In an $18 million transaction recorded...

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